Chuck's Daily Pick: Best Country Album
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WILL WIN: Dixie Chicks, Taking the Long Way
SHOULD WIN: Dixie Chicks, Taking the Long Way
The fact that Rascal Flatts sold more albums than any other country act in 2006 didn't nab them a nomination for Me and My Gang. Nor did Carrie Underwood, the new darling of Nashville, get the nod for her kazillion-selling smash Some Hearts. But hey, this is supposed to be about quality, not quantity, right? The biggest surprise here is Little Big Town getting tapped for The Road to Here, but their road to Grammy ends with the nomination. Three male solo artists – Alan Jackson (up for Like Red on a Rose ), Willie Nelson (You Don't Know Me: The Songs of Cindy Walker) and Josh Turner (Your Man) – are likely to split the good-ol'-boy vote. This paves the way for the Dixie Chicks, who, having refused to make nice with the country establishment, will be embraced by the liberal types in the Academy. It also helps that they made the best album of the bunch.
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